New Jersey May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in New Jersey for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in New Jersey History?

2015 was the warmest May in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 78.3 °F, and the average low was 53.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in New Jersey History?

1917 was the coolest May in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 63.4 °F, and the average low was 42.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	77	71.7	46.8
2022	14	73.6	53.0
2021	49	72.9	48.9
2020	83	69.5	48.6
2019	19	72.6	52.9
2018	4	76.0	54.5
2017	66	69.5	50.4
2016	62	70.0	50.4
2015	1	78.3	53.8
2014	29	72.7	51.3
2013	49	71.8	50.1
2012	5	74.8	55.4
2011	11	74.0	53.4
2010	7	75.3	52.7
2009	46	71.7	50.9
2008	102	69.5	46.4
2007	19	76.0	49.7
2006	44	73.1	49.7
2005	122	68.1	45.1
2004	2	77.0	54.9
2003	120	66.2	47.6
2002	79	70.9	47.5
2001	38	73.1	50.1
2000	29	72.8	51.3
1999	58	72.2	48.8
1998	14	73.6	52.9
1997	118	68.6	45.5
1996	96	69.1	47.5
1995	87	69.9	48.2
1994	96	70.6	46.1
1993	33	74.0	49.7
1992	105	69.3	46.1
1991	2	78.7	53.2
1990	94	68.5	48.5
1989	73	69.8	48.9
1988	64	70.6	49.7
1987	48	72.3	49.7
1986	17	75.7	50.4
1985	21	74.3	51.1
1984	83	69.6	48.6
1983	93	69.4	47.7
1982	38	73.0	50.1
1981	57	72.5	48.6
1980	24	74.2	50.6
1979	41	71.4	51.6
1978	103	67.8	47.9
1977	25	75.6	48.9
1976	87	70.4	47.7
1975	17	74.2	52.0
1974	79	70.2	48.3
1973	111	67.1	47.5
1972	68	71.0	48.5
1971	115	68.1	46.3
1970	47	72.5	50.0
1969	52	72.9	48.7
1968	115	68.0	46.4
1967	128	64.0	42.7
1966	115	68.4	46.0
1965	7	76.9	51.0
1964	28	75.1	49.0
1963	95	70.9	45.8
1962	41	73.8	49.3
1961	111	68.1	46.4
1960	73	70.7	48.2
1959	14	75.4	51.2
1958	105	68.2	47.3
1957	55	73.1	48.3
1956	111	69.5	45.0
1955	22	75.5	49.6
1954	109	68.1	47.0
1953	26	72.5	51.8
1952	96	69.7	46.9
1951	59	72.5	48.3
1950	103	68.0	47.5
1949	59	72.5	48.3
1948	83	69.6	48.7
1947	83	70.8	47.4
1946	66	71.5	48.4
1945	105	68.8	46.5
1944	6	77.2	51.9
1943	49	72.2	49.6
1942	13	75.2	51.6
1941	36	75.9	47.8
1940	91	69.2	48.4
1939	26	74.7	49.6
1938	100	69.0	47.4
1937	44	74.4	48.4
1936	29	75.7	48.2
1935	122	68.4	44.7
1934	41	73.9	49.2
1933	23	73.3	51.6
1932	68	71.4	48.0
1931	71	71.2	48.0
1930	37	74.2	49.2
1929	87	71.0	47.1
1928	118	68.3	45.9
1927	111	67.9	46.6
1926	96	71.7	45.0
1925	122	69.9	43.3
1924	126	65.3	46.2
1923	101	70.9	45.1
1922	29	74.4	49.5
1921	87	70.4	47.6
1920	125	67.8	44.8
1919	62	71.2	49.3
1918	7	75.7	52.2
1917	129	63.4	42.8
1916	52	71.2	50.3
1915	120	67.8	46.1
1914	33	75.0	48.8
1913	73	71.6	47.3
1912	52	72.2	49.4
1911	12	76.4	50.6
1910	92	69.9	47.5
1909	79	70.4	48.1
1908	55	70.4	50.9
1907	127	64.8	43.6
1906	59	72.5	48.3
1905	64	71.2	48.9
1904	33	74.1	49.8
1903	38	74.1	49.1
1902	77	70.8	47.7
1901	110	67.0	47.8
1900	73	72.0	46.7
1899	68	71.8	47.7
1898	105	66.9	48.5
1897	79	70.2	48.3
1896	7	75.5	52.5
1895	72	71.1	48.0